Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-09-24
FACT AND FANCY.

millions.
There are sixty thousand eOlorsd Knights
OF Labor.
Twenty newspaper men win occupy seats in
the next congress.
Chinese woodehoppers are leaving the for
esis In the vicinity OF Lake Tahoe.
Electricity can travel 2ss, 900 miles per sec
ond under favorable circumstances.
It Is a common thing for women TO carry
hods aud mig mortar In Vienna, Austria.
The ''sprIng Frogs" and the "Bloodyuouns''
are two coiored baseball clubs Of Wilmington,
NC.
There is dog in 81. GATHERINGS Ont. that
can climb a lamp-post as easily as squirrel
can tree.
young man who smokes cigarettes stands
no snow of obtaining admission TO the naval
or military academy.
Eighteen Alpine tourists are reported this
side and lost their lives.
BY the explosion OF wine tank at De Turks
winery, at Santa Rosa, Cal, recently, one
thousand gallons Of wine were destroyed.
Its said resident OF Grass Valley, Cal,
can only get out OF the place by passing over
tollroad or ascending the golden stairs.
The streets OF VIcksburg, Miss, have been
lettered and the houses numbered. The new
water-works viii be in operation by Dec.
A lady found $40 gold piece in the streets
OF Woodland, Cal, one day recently, invested
1t in lot, and in two weeks realized sl,25o
At Walia walla, Washington territory, q
physician was bitten the other day by pois-
| onous fy, and his arm aud neck are fearfully
| swollen.
New York has tax on inheritances--a very
easy tax 10 par. Within the last two years It
has paid over s5,OOO0OO into the treasury Of
the state
The Washington and Idaho Fair association
4 offer shout g., 900 In premiums TO be dlstrlbu-
ted among the lucky ones At their first annual
| exhibition.
Paris, where caricature has reached its high.
est and lowest development is to have an ex
hIbItion Of comic art from the beginning oil
the century TO the present time.
The nag that foated over the Marshall house
ln Alexandria, Va, in 1851, and was indirectly
the cause Of the death Of Jackson and Ellis
worth, IS nov in the state capitol At Albany,
MY.
The big tunnel near Roblnson's ferry on the
stanlslaus river, California, viii be compIeted
10 few days, and then the river viii be turn
ed into It. An immense harvest OF gold Is eL
pected
During the nast seven months Gov. Gordon
OF Georgia, has received six hundred Applica
lions for pardon. There is possibility that th
next legislature will appoint 8 board Of par
dons TO relieve the governor.
Small Boy lat church picnicl-T say, John
ny, where's them nice ham san'wiches you
ma put up fer youi These Amt no good
Johnny (bitteriy)-fhe superintendent an
the teachers is a-eatin' Of 'em-
The only custom which seems TO be uniyer
sal, according 10 a gentleman who has jus
completed a trip around the world, is the us
Of tobacco In many places he saw the wee,
used BY woman as much as by men.
A little Indian girl said to her teacher
ave have not PRAYED for the poor.n lie
teacher replied: swell, you pray for them
The little girl then said: 20 Lord bless tn
poor, and make them fat, II you can"
The large smount OF small change used 1
paying OF al the numerous works around Al
nlstoD, Ala, and now in demand 70 pay co
tou-pickers in the country, renders silver mt
ney, ordinarily burden 10 the banks, almo'
at a premium
A very pretty sundsy-school song is entitle
, t'Put your srmor on, my boys" There is q
old maid who does not like TO hear IL. 81
sAys Il sounds like put your arms arour
me, boys," and 1t always makes her feel l
lonesome like.
In the midst OF fervent exhortation to sin
ners Portland revlvalist who is by bushes
an auCtioneer, exclaimed: 'Twenty-nine ~
| got; thirty, shall l have 'eml Bless Ii
Lordl Twenty-nine are saved; who win CON
NEXT Shall have thIrtyp
Owing 20 the effects Of prohibition, II
} Rhode Island treasury is $3.50, 900 short, an
there are no available funds With which
r support the state police. Meanwhile, nj
much less liquor than formerly Is consum,
By the little states Inhabitants
"Haye you ever made any oomplainisi
asked Treasury Examiner 0keY Of 0lof BerI
strom. an emIgrant agent, at the Castle Ga
den investigation on Wednesday. ''Neyer,
replied Mfr. Bergstrom; we call Castle GardC
hell, aud don't expect TO change hell"
A Cincinnati pastor, 10 announcing TO b
congregation that he was about 20 leave 4
his vacation, added; "Durlng my absen
nv brother will occupy the pulpit aud "
take great pleasure IN responding to call
especially funeral calls, from the members {
this church while I'm away"
Mount Williamson, in Inyo, CallforuI
towering above Independence on the sout
f.,F TnfF al TAT
IL reaches an attitude Of fifteen thousand fee
large portion Of the northern side being
sheer descent Two Of the three peaks are
accessible, aud but two parties have ascend'
the other
An Austin Sunday-school teacher was q
., Manning a chapter IN Genesis to class
bows lie asked: "why did Ham laugh
his father Noahri "Because Noah was drunk
A '.You would not laugh at your father II
was TO come home drunk, would your
never got much OF chance. He comes hou
II so late that I'm always asleep"
amanda, wish you to put the large bib
l. in a prominent place on the center table, al
place three or four hymn books careles:
= round on the sofas I have advertised for
:, Young man 10 board IN a cheerful Christie
tamlty, anu ~ Vch aou Nh@Nt "a sSN NNu
manage, either one OF you, to rake him
IS why IN never try anything again, for i
tired out"
d ,Johunic,n said the Sunday school teach'
"whai become OF Jonahih ale lost his joh
:. ''How do you meant Got fired" 'Y
y misunderstand me, johnnie. Have you ne,
heard Of the punishment that overto'
g ,Tonahln "Yes, heard dad tell all about Il
"what did your father sayi" "Ele said n
W BIN always was Jonah, and It was 60
thing when he got bounced from the league